FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

L-histidine catabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0006548 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-histidine.

Also Known As

"histidine breakdown" ; "histidine catabolism" ; "histidine degradation"

Comment

Links to External Ontologies

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
L-histidine catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| L-histidine catabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

amino acid metabolic process
 |__amino acid catabolic process_____________________
catabolic process                                    |
 |__amino acid catabolic process_____________________|
 |__imidazole-containing compound catabolic process__|
aromatic amino acid metabolic process                |
 |__aromatic amino acid catabolic process____________|
carboxylic acid catabolic process                    |
 |__aromatic amino acid catabolic process____________|
 |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process_______|
imidazole-containing compound metabolic process      |
 |__imidazole-containing compound catabolic process__|
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process           |
 |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process_______|
                                                     L-histidine catabolic process  1 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	amino acid catabolic process aromatic amino acid catabolic process imidazole-containing compound catabolic process proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"histidine breakdown" EXACT "histidine catabolic process" BROAD "histidine catabolism" EXACT "histidine degradation" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	MetaCyc:HISDEG-PWY MetaCyc:HISHP-PWY MetaCyc:HISTDEG-PWY MetaCyc:PWY-5028 MetaCyc:PWY-5030 MetaCyc:PWY-5031 Reactome:R-HSA-70921 "Histidine catabolism"